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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
David Mitchell is truly a master of prose. His exemplification of a wide range of diction is strongly reminiscent of Faulkner, though less cryptic. Though I came for the beautiful execution of the English language, I stayed for the themes of power and circularity of time. I fell in love with the character of Peter Frobisher in particular - it was as though, during this point in the book, Mitchell transformed fluidly into Wilde.
Parts of this book were absolutely fantastic, but most of it was fairly dry. I could hardly get through the sections involving the future where people say things like “that the true true”. Every scene that revolves around the story of the man trapped in the home/asylum was fantastic and hilarious. I enjoyed the arc of the reporter uncovering a juicy story. It’s a good book overall, but a bit dry in spots.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
"My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?"
Quite a difficult book to get into but worth it for it's themes of human nature and breaking free of tyrannical cycles. Every life is important, even if it's deemed insignificant.
Quite a difficult book to get into but worth it for it's themes of human nature and breaking free of tyrannical cycles. Every life is important, even if it's deemed insignificant.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Loved the unique storytelling and interlocking stories. Main themes were the cycles of history, greed, slavery and imprisonment, aging and mortality, and the concept of reincarnation and the interconnectedness of souls. The novel's unique structure, featuring six interconnected stories spanning different time periods, highlights how human actions and experiences reverberate across generations and how certain struggles, like the fight for freedom and the pursuit of power, persist.
Well written and poignant - came away from reading it with a renewed sense of profundity
Well written and poignant - came away from reading it with a renewed sense of profundity
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes